OUT AND ABOUT June & July FAIR NEWS

Events in June and July include an exciting selling exhibition and a brand new London fair set to replace the defunct Masterpiece

Treasured possessions

With the cancellation of month’s Masterpiece fair at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, a new event in the shape of the Treasure House Fair is set to take its place.

Boasting an impressive line up, the five-day event from June 22-26, welcomes dealers from France, Belgium, Hong Kong, Switzerland and America.

The Washington DC-based dealer, Geoffrey Diner Gallery will showcase two works by American-born maker of Japanese descent George Nakashima (1905-1990) one of the most influential furniture makers of the post-war era.

Nakashima, who trained as an architect, learned traditional Japanese wood carving skills from a fellow inmate when he was interned in America during WWII.

LAW makers

This year’s summer edition of London Art Week (LAW) takes place in venues around the capital from June 30 to July 7. More than 50 of the UK’s leading fine art specialists are set to take part in the event, both in galleries and online, showcasing paintings, sculpture, and works on paper from antiquity to contemporary.

Venues across central London take part in the event with many situated in St James’s and Mayfair. LAW also encompasses sales at Bonhams, Christie’s and Sotheby’s. Highlights include H. Blairman & Sons’ showcasing of the collection of the scholar and V&A curator Clive Wainwright.

Mapped out

The largest antique map fair in Europe returns to its traditional London location this month from June 10-11.

Featuring 40 of the world’s leading antiquarian map dealers, as well as hundreds of visiting dealers, collectors and curators, the London Map Fair takes place at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington.

Organiser, Harry Van der Hoorn, said: “It’s very important for London to have a key, multi-disciplinary event for art and antiques in June.” The fair will include antiquities, sculpture, ceramics, silver and jewellery.

Mall things

The New English Art Club’s (NEAC) annual exhibition opens its doors at the Mall Galleries in London on June 23, giving collectors and fine art lovers the opportunity to buy artworks at an affordable price.

More than 400 paintings, drawing and prints will be on show from both well-known artists who are NEAC elected members and emerging artists who have submitted fresh work to the show.

NEAC president, Peter Brown, said; “The annual exhibition is one of the purest ways to experience the best figurative, painterly work in the UK. We are not showing the paintings art dealers think will pay their gallery’s rent.”